Improvement in fence-gate post



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Inventor Witnesses I I v Ill L I neat seat ELTJAH 'HUMPIIREYS, CF.SAMSVILLE, ILLINOIS.

Letters Patent No. 92,451, dated July 13, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN FENCE-GATE POST.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIJAH HUMPHREYS, of Samsville, in the county ofEdwards, and State of Illinois, have, as Ibelie've, invented a new anduseful Improve-. ment in Fence-Gate Posts; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full and exact description of the same, referencebeing had to the drawings that aecompany and form a part of thesespecifications.

Figure 1 is a front-view elevation on a line.

Figure 2, side view, with gate attached.

Letter A, upright post which sustainsthe gate.p

Letter B, bed-piece, in which rests the lower end of the post A, andlower inner end of the gate.

Letters G O, lateral braces for the post A, one on each side.

Letter D, brace or anchor-bar, from near the top of. post Ato theground, at Id, v j

Letter E, a short brace, acting to prevent the bedpiece from beingthrown back by the weight of the gate.

Letter F, the firm ground, where rests the lower end of the brace D, andshould be as far from the base of post A as the height of said post,and, if the surroundings are such as to allow, may be much further.

g, a strong pin through the brace D, at right angles to it, as seen inthe drawings.

h It, two posts or stakes, of wood or stone; it of I wood, driven intothe ground firmly; if of stone, may be driven in the ground, or be ofsutlicient Tveight to perform their. office without, which office is tohold immovable the lower end of the brace D.

t 0', several holes'nearthe end of the brace D, which passes through amortise, j, in the post A.

k,a pin, which may he placed in any one of the holes 1', to adjust thegate. g

l, a key for adjusting the brace E to its work.

an at, two keys, which, driven between the blocks h h and the pin g,provide a further adjustment of the gate, and one more readily applied,as it is accomplished simply by driving these keys down or up.

"he object of this invention is to provide a convenient gate-post, thatshall not be constantly getting out of position by the action of frost,or the loosening effects of water in the soil; also, to provide forsustaining a gate-post at the spot desired, though there may be, at thatplace, obstructions to forming a post-hole.

From an examination of the drawings, one will see that,it' the gateshould sag, or in case of snows, or when frost would forbid theadjustment of a post set i in the ground, any adjustment desirable maybe readily and at once secured;

By pressing the upper end of the post A back, causing the bar D toextend further through the mortise j, the piii It may be so placed as toraise the outer end of the gate very'considerably from the ground;

and this might be very desirable in case of deep snows, and the gatecould as readily be brought to its normal position, and at timeswhen thepoint at F might not .be accessible on. account of snow or ice. j

' This gate and post will be of great utility in use withia movablefence, as they can be drawn .bodily about the field.

This structure is such that small timbers will be sufl'lcient;

The dragging of the outer end, so destructive to a gate, need neveroccur with this device of mine.

Another great convenience is, that the gate may be set in place in earlyspring, before the. frost would be sufficiently out to allow a hole tobe made in the ground. 4

That I claim as of myinvention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

l. The brace D, provided with the gauge-holes t i, and auxiliary braceE, in combination with the post A, substantially as and for the purposesdescribed and set forth.

2. The brace D, provided with the pin g, in combination with the blocksor posts h h and keys in m, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specificatiominthepresence of two subscribing witnesses. I

- ELIJAH I-IUMPHREYS.

Witnesses:

' J. M. CAMPBELL,

JOHN G. FERRIMAN.

